noun
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A derisive cry or shout.
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The cry of an owl.
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A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
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A small particle.
verb
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To cry out or shout in contempt.
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To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
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To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
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To sound the horn of a vehicle
Examples of hoot in a Sentence
I don't give a hoot what he looks like.
They thought it was a hoot.
Real owls hoot, making all of us jump.
He spoke in the slightest of southern drawls, just loud enough to be heard over the hoot of foghorns out in the Bay.
Nothing Cade did indicated that he gave a hoot about what anyone else thought.
Never heard about Josh either, but nobody gave a hoot about him.
The swim-bit is a hoot and a holler.
God," she added, "wouldn't that be a hoot for the boys?"
Beside not giving a hoot about the story, the disinterested observer is often hoodwinked and subject to public-relations manipulations.
Even Tracey Emin looked like she was having a hoot in the front row.
Peter Quilter's new comedy is a hoot and a holler and a joyous romp from start to finish.
If you are someone who doesn't give a hoot about what anyone else thinks, then you may not need to keep reading.
The bureau clerk won't give a hoot about what your letterhead looks like unless it looks like an attorney's, then it may get a different treatment.
Anybody familiar with British pub culture, more especially ' blokes ' will find this an absolute hoot.
Once through the sump, declared a real hoot by all concerned, we had a quick crawl around the large chambers.
They must be the only Owls who do n't hoot at night!
Beach Blanket Babylon can best be described as a self-styled hoot revue of singing and dancing that spoofs pop culture with hats.
Look for Hoot on DVD beginning August 15.
Nothing is better than a hysterical card that makes everyone hoot, holler and scream in delight as it is read to all the guests.
It kinda sucks out there when it rains but most of the time it's a hoot.
I got the owl so's you'd know we give a hoot.
And Ah do n't gie a hoot, and Ah wear black boots and a crest o ' Mohican hair.
But why should we care a hoot about what Rouse thinks?
I ran after those awful aliens I threw my boot but then I heard a hoot.
By their own standards, Hooters admits the calendar really isn't useful as such, but it is a real "hoot" if you'll pardon the pun.
It was a hoot at first, reading that stuff, but it got boring in a hurry.
That would be a hoot, pushing my cart in a black cape!
Britain didn't give a hoot for the welfare of a few heathen Turks.
Directed by Wil Shriner and starring Logan Leman, Brie Larson, Cody Linley, and Luke Wilson, Hoot is filled with plot twists and humor.
Hoot is a family film about a family that moves Florida and get involved in saving a population of endangered owls from the clutches of a heartless land developer.